Human Neutrophil Peptides 1-3--early markers in development of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas.
Expression of Human Neutrophil Peptides (HNP) 1-3 was recently found to be associated with development of colorectal cancer. Raised defensin-expression in tumours is believed to stem from increased infiltration of neutrophils into tumour environment. To further specify the role of alpha-defensins in tumourigenesis and progression, HNP1-3 were analyzed in colorectal adenomas and carcinomas of 87 patients and quantified in relation to cancer stage and grading. Using the ProteinChip arrays, HNP1-3 were found upregulated in both colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. By combining the array with Laser capture microscopy we were able to confirm that HNP1-3 are expressed by tumour cells but not by neutrophils or other tumour invading cells. These findings suggest that alpha-defensins are more likely to contribute to tumour growth than they are to mount an effective host anti-tumour response. However, the amount of HNP-expression was not found to be related to tumour stage, grading, and serological tumour markers.
Mothes
Henning
H
Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany.
Melle
Christian
C
Ernst
Günther
G
Kaufmann
Roland
R
von Eggeling
Ferdinand
F
Settmacher
Utz
U
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D011379:Prognosis; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis; D023084:alpha-Defensins / Q000378:metabolism*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D023084:alpha-Defensins; C406413:human neutrophil peptide 1; C406416:human neutrophil peptide 2; C406427:human neutrophil peptide 3